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VOL. XXVIII. NO. 6
REVISION OF PRAYERBOOK FAVORED BY J. D. C. Thanked by
REFORM RABBIS; CONFERENCE ENDORSES 2 Homeless Waifs
JEWISH AGENCY WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
Saved From Moscow Streets,
They Thank American
,Jews for Rescue.
Drs. David Philipson, Abba Hillel Silver and Edgar F. Mag-
Eloquent ti•stiniony of the serv-
nin Oppose Drastic Revisions While Rabbis Samuel
ice the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee is rendering tee the rescue of
Goldcnron and James Heller Want Modifications.
Jewish children from the mural :aid
physical hazards of life on the
MEMBERS OF CENTRAL CONFERENCE URGED TO
Street: and gutters of Moscow is
GIVE SYMPATHETIC CO-OPERATION TO AGENCY given in a litter from two OrphallS,
who art as spokesmen for a group
Rabbi David Lefkowitz of Dallas Texas Elected President of gamins who are now being shel-
tered and educated ley the Agro-
of Conference; Alumni Association of Hebrew Union
Joint.
College Elects Rabbi Martin Zielonka, President.
The letter, just made public by
David A. Brown, National Chair-
The Central Conference of American Rabbis, at the man of the United Jewish Cam-
paign, a moving, human-interest
session held at Temple Beth El Sunday morning went on document,
is one of sincere grati-
record favoring the revision of the present prayerbook. tude. It is as follows:
Another important resolution urged the rabbis to give their "A group of children, sent by
the Agro-Joint to Samara, conveys
sympathetic co-operation to the formation of the Jewish Agency.
By a large vote, the Reform Rabbis voted to adopt a resolution its great thankfulness.
"We existed in Moscow in the
declaring that the time has come for a thoroughgoing revision of
both volumes of the Union prayerbook and that the conference request midst of vice, vulgarity and things
like then:. The 'Joint' has succeed-
the committee on liturgy to take?:
ed in leading no into /1 ionic way of
this into consideration In its joint
living. The 'Joint' sent is for four
!needn't with the committee to by.
years in Samara to learn to adapt
appointed by the Union of Ante ri-
°ousel
yes with theoretic and prud-
e:an Hebrew Congregations."
ent knowledge.
Included ill this resolution was
"The foundations of life, which
811 amendment by Dr. Solomon
uee got there through the direct
Ereehof of Chicago that a commit-
help of the 'Joint' has given our
tee be appointed "to circularize
Pays Tribute life a purpose and 1,1 us .lewish
the members of the conference Felix Warburg —
To Noted Social
and to ascertain explicitly and in
. lays on the right road.
"In the name of all the children
detail the opinion of the various
Worker.
here we send our deep gratitude to
members of the conference as to
the Agree-Joint."
details of revision of the prayer-
LOS ANt1ELES, Cal - (.1. T.
Signed "Kaleisher and (flick."
ben,k.
A.)—I)r. Boris 11. Bogen, interna-
According to the covering state-
Attitude of Congregations.
tionally known for his work in
Drs. David Philipson of l'incin- .leveish social service, executive ment from the Agree-.taint actatm-
nati. Abba Hilted Silver of Cleve- secretary of the Independent Or- ponying this letter, the group •on-
sisted of 20 boys, children of re.fu-
land and Edgar F. 'Magnin of Los dec
11'rith, died suddenly gees, who lived an aimless, reek-
Angeles took up the fight against
! morally and physically peri-
drastic revision of the prayeritook,
bus existence in the underworld of
while Rabbis Samuel Coltill1, , n of
ibecees•, where they Were Speeta-
Pittsburgh and Janes G. Heller of
t , ES of all the Viel011011//SS of the
Cineinnati argued for the adopted
slum
sections of the city.
resolution. A number of rate is
All of than have been taught
stated that large portions of their
trades
and arc now self-support-
eongregatie !is come to service's tette
log.
intentionally to avoid attending the
religious part of the service.
Rabbi Silver, while favoring it
CLEVELAND ORPHAN
change in present prayerbook, was
HOME MEET JULY 14
strongly opposed to any thorough-
going revision of the bunk.
ItiNe
th..111
"Any prayer yOU will
CLEVELA.ND.— The sixty-sec-
I d til i ki a I 'meting of the directors
the y will tire of in 10 ye:0
I the Jewish Orphan Home in this.
declared. "This is an age Ii I ,
clamoring for companion:it. 'car-
ily oi. Sunday, July II, will con-
stitute the final session of the
riage: let US Ili t 1. 1,111101. fe. ,..m-
prayers.
I
sheeit.1
111e
ard in the buildings that have
paniunate
to see a committee of Co be-1
-he Pedal more than 1,000 depend-
d to
-et children since the Home was es-
minds in this bod y'
t
I -heel by the lEntei It'rith to
study slat questiond .'
Jewish Agency Resolution.
•
for ()nil \Vat' Orphans in
ll.
c
d
Renueual of the present
a
hatetlinty Ion Lel the
wards to their new cottage type
et it nisi:laden Io scot du
e
Home
in
the suburbs of Cleuteland
i•h Aar' y. This rase duty ion the
will be undertaken the following
rcs: el by the rommittta:
week.
The
new buildings including
11/1 . ,■/■ r.t's men-age. It eliminated
10 cottages, a chapel, a recreation
the. teesi,lent's reservations which
building,
an
administration build-
DR. BORIS D. BOGEN
ealhel r approval of the Agency
ing and a hospital, were complettai
with the understanding that it he
l,1111/' attending a family recently at a cost of $1,500.000 for
free front political entanglements.
r1.111/um nt Arcadia City, Lon An- the buildings, equipment and
The Pas lotion stated:
'The Central Conference of geles subtitle. Ile Wan 1/11 year, ground,. The building fund was
odel.
Punrral services were held made passible by popular subscrip-
American Rabbis views with satis-
faction the production labors of the Wednesday etfternoon, upon the ar- tion through la states of the mid-
rival
In
to incinnati of Dr.
dle west comprising Districts Nos
Jewbh Agency commissioners, and
Bogen,
f Dr. Begot,
2 and el, Independent Order
felicitates them upon the program
ll'rith.
d.
,
•
ril
projected. We recommend that
Hi St ' r Viet .
Graduates eef the orphan home
the members of the conference give
'I in Europe have arranged an elaborate pro-
their sympathetie co-operation le-
nire-
,
elk
as
di-
gram
fur their annual meeting so
the
realization
of
th
aard ,
e' 0 Of the be held simultaneously with the
ahieh this program encamp: ,
ei ,Se:
6.
Distribution
nu•tithat
of the board. This occa-
f
the
fart
dad
He;
"Ili \ It.W o
ti
I
lo during the si•n will mark their final reptile!,
ill,. Balfour Declaration and the
it
ed
the
ens-
tunity
to
visit
the only "home" that
Compact
the
Control
Sao hunt ,
,1
• the stare- many of theta can recall in their
nfersineti of American Rabbis leis
',
..f
Poland
ehilelhoed,
for
some of the gradu-
ioatedly expressed its routines-
I.lee Herbert ates were bereft of their parents
to co-operate with all efforts made
.
appoint-
at
811
•
oily
age.
ill the rehabilitation ef Palestine,
attivity in
y.so committe unanimously en- , no
liceses the sentiment of this re,olu- 111. : tuet k in Ito- da, SENTENCE ARAB FOR
It
I e Unairce.
to.n."
ROBBING SYNAGOGUE
His 10 Years of Service.
The committe on the president's
message also approved the recom-
Dr. Bogen occupied many load-
mendation that Dr. Philipson be ing positions in various charitable
JERUSALEM.—(J. T. .\.i --A
made president of the conference. organizations during 10 years of sentence of one year imprison-
On Birth Control Question.
ment at hard labor was pro-
service for the public causes.
In a report filed with the confer-
At the sessions of the National nounced against an Arab found
erce, the social justice commis- Conference or Jewish Social Serv- guilty of robbing the synagogue
si•n recommended that the group ice, held in Atlantic City in the at Nveh Yakob, Mizraeld colony
Peognizte birth control as a mail- early part 14 sluic e Dr. Bogen was near Jerusalem.
Taleisim, phylacteries and other
ed of coping, with social problems. elected president of that body.
Edward 1,. Israel of 11816.
Ilis first pant in 1191 was so in- articles were taken by the Arab
11111. is an Iodine member of the structor in the Baron it Hirsch from the synagogue. Ile was
commission.
I Trade School. In Dead he became traced to a village in the Hebron
district, where lie was found
It was urged that a portion of
uncaring a prayer shawl as a cloak.
(Tun to Last I'age.)
not year's program be devoted to
one or more papers on the question
DR. BORIS BOGEN
PASSES SUDDENLY
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1929
Scenes In Russian-Jewish Farming
Colonies Feature of Art Exhibit
Frank. Horowitz Shows Twenty-four of His Painting in
Brooklyn 'Museum; Vivid Portrayal of Colontsts
On Steppes of Russia, Lauded.
Appointees to Complete the
Work for Balance of
NEW YORK.—Vivid portrayals,
in oil, of the brave struggle by the
Year 1929.
.lewish colenists on the steppes of
The North End Clinic has re- RUSSiR toward a future of indepen-
cently appointed the following dence, are the outstanding feature
committees for the balance of the of the current exhibition of the
Iliooklyn Museum of Art.
year 1929: —
— I. Levin,
Twenty-four paintings by Frank
chairman, Mrs. H. A. Freund, Dr. Horowitz, noted Jewish artist, who
II. Saltzstein, Mrs. E. J. Ford.
went to the Ukraine and the Cri-
Finance, Purchasing and Audit- mea for the purpose of limning on
ing:— A. Wineman, chairman; canvas the story of this great chap-
Mrs. S. Mendelsohn, A. Barit, S. ter in Russo-Jewish history, which
Summerfield.
will remain on view at the Brook-
Building and Grounds: —J. B. lyn Museum for several months,
Neiman, chairman; 11. B. Bielfiteld, are attracting widespread atten-
J. F. Hirschman.
tion from the general public and
Social Service: — Miss Edith the art world. They show the fine,
Ileavenrich, chairman; J. Krolik, stalwart types of Jews who are
Mrs. H. A. Freund, I. Levin, A. working out a new life on the soil.
Wineman, Mrs. L. J. Rosenberg.
The exhibition is significant not
Medical Committees—J. Krolik, only- from the standpoint of art, but
chairman; A. Wineman, .1. F. also in its relation to the life and
Hi rschman.
activities they portray.
Committe to Study Hospital Sit-
I'rior to the exhibition of Mr.
uation: — I. Levin, chairman; A. Horowitz's work at the Brooklyn
Wineman, J. Krolik, Mrs. S. Men- Mascots'. it was shown in Moscow
delsohn, Mrs. J. 1.. Rosenberg, J. F. and in Philadelphia. The reactions
Hirschman, ex-officio.
of the Russian art critics is exem-
The officers of the North End plifies' by the following quotations
Clinic for this year are: Jesse F. from the "Yestia" and the "Prav-
Hirschman, 'president; Julian H. da."
Krolik, vice-president; Miss Edith
The Pravda critic wrote:
Ilsavenrieh, secretary; Mrs. S.
"They are done with a finished
S•i(lelaohn, treasurer.
The officers of the North End , touch. full of color and highly dec.
Clinic with I. Levin form the ex- orated, He emphasized eyes full
of energy, and life full of happi-
ecutive committee.
!less. The youths, young girls,
patriarchal farmers, tilt of them.
and the beautiful landscaper of the
('rimes, the new farmers among
the grapes and vegetables, really
represent new people."
The Philadelphia exhibition cre-
ated a furore.
bliss Grafly, the noted critic of
the "Public Ledger," made this
comment:
The peasant types caught by F.
Horowitz are tanned by the burn-
ing sun of the tilled fields and ap-
proach life with eagerness, whose
faces reveal vigor and sincerity."
Of special significance is the
comment of Herbert B. Tschudy,
curator of paintings of the Brook-
lyn Museum, who made the follow-
ing statement:
"The twenty-five paintings by
Frank Horowitz, depicting the life
in the Jewish colonies in Russia,
which are now on exhibition in the
Brooklyn Museum are at once so
genuine and exhilarating as wcrks
of art that one wishes to see more
of the* It would he extremely
worthwhile, I believe, for the com-
plete series of paintings by Mr.
Horowitz to be kept intact. They
should be owned by some institu-
tion which can permanently keep
them on exhibition, not only as a
memorial to a great pioneering
venture but also because of their
'sterling merits as works of art."
PRESIDENT HOOVER'S
MESSAGE TO ZIONISTS
TH,
WHITE HOUSE
was/. t•G•0•
Spirited Meeting
Held By Avukah
Student Zionists Discuss Cul-
tural Work at Ann Ar-
bor Convention.
ZIONIST CONVENTION HERE CONDEMNS
SOVIET PERSECUTION OF JEWS; LOUIS
LIPSKY AGAIN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT
ANN ARBOR, Mi nh . Aynkah, Sessions Inspired by Presence of Nahum Sokolow; World
Leader Calls Upon Zionists to Carry on Great Work;
national student Zionist ((okra -
than, concluded its convention here
Urges Spirit of Confidence to Match Palestine's.
Saturday night and moved on to
Detroit for the conference , of the
Zionist Organization of America, STEPS TAKEN BY CONVENTION TO STIMULATE •
CULTURAL EFFORT AMONG AMERICAN ZIONISTS
following the most successful and
t.r. Philip Sloinovitz,
harmonious session in the organ-
President of the nor:tat District of Detroit,
ization's history,
$340,000 Raised for Palestine Constructive Work; Abra-
Detroit, idchigan.
Approximately 40 students, rep -
ham Cooper Presents Check for $25,000 for Retroit;
resentatives of chapters front Bon.
Rabbi Hershman, Israel Zilber on National Executive.
ton, Milwaukee, Toronto, Cleve -
Lly dear rr. Slomovitz:
land, Detroit, New York and other
cities were in Lane Ilall Thursday
The thirty - second annual convention of the Zionist Or-
morning when Max Rhoads, na•
Please say for me to the members of
,
done' president, introduced Prof. gatt i zat i on 01 America, held here for three clays beginning
William II. Worrell of the Univer• Sunday, went on record condemning the persecution of
the Zionist Organization of America, gathered
sity of Michigan, past president of Jews and Jewish culture in Soviet Russia.
the Michigan Academy of Science,
in nnnual convention at Detroit on June 30th,
The convention also took steps to stimulate cultural efforts among
who delivered the official address American Zionists and to stimulate greater interest in educational
of welcome in the name of the Uni- activities.
that I pray their deliberations may be, as always,
versity of Michigan.
The re-election as president of the organization of Louis Lipsky,
"Avukah is conic to transform
richly fruitful in that spiritual wisdom for which
*in his absence due to illness, at the
a negative altitude of Judaism
chiming session on Tuesday, was
into it positive one,"
greeted with an ovation by the
the Jewish race has been noteworthy in all ages.
Worrell declare d. "Uni
fortu
Is
rrd111"t se "'
delegates.
the Jewiah cultural idea is not the
A radical change in the adm man
Inis-
Yours faithfully,
strongest element in Jewish soli-
o
nati n is t he election as cair
h
clarity. Jewishness is often merely
of the national executiv e commits
a feeling of separateness; as
tee of Rabbi James G. Heller of
Cincinnati to succeed Elihu D.
tpha'rnttigei'pliii n jt e l.n wic'reeraenrelaYrtaivnitlen s- Leaves to Study Religious Stone of Boston.
tha go on round about
t him. Avu•
The Official Openin g.
Situation and to Visit
kah, with its positive influence
The convention was officially
upon Jewish thought, is doin g
Farm Colonies.
opened
by Philip Slomovitz, pres
much to eliminate this attitude."
(lent of the Zionist District of De-
Mr. Wise's Report.
Rabbi Leon brunt of Temple trait, who presided over that part
In the keynote address of the Beth El sailed on the Homeric of the program in which partici-
session, Max Mood, Washington July 2 to spend the entire summer pale) spokesmen for Detroit and
attorney 7,ekl yukrenethirilitelar
neadtiethnaatl l itile travel through Soviet Russia. th state of Michigan.
e
goes to Russia with the pri-
president (
In his opening remarks Mr.
"vukah
dare not rest; the spirit nary object of studying the Soviet
A
Slomovitz expressed the hope of
of restlessness and rebellion
Detroit Zionists that the Detroit
Zionists Issue Statement in Explanation; Visit of Reuben against an over-prosaic Jewish life,
convention will be a constructive
Brainin and Charges Against Him Cause Stir
of search for new adventure, must
one, pt which will be reaffirmed
characterize it as a truly signili-
In Distant Community.
those' Zionist principles which
canf movement of and for the
made possible the great success of
youth. Its mission is not merely ,
the
l 'a lestine movement.
JOHANNESBURG.---(J. T. A.)—The Zionist Feder ti-
'some good Zionist work it
C h ar les Rubi ner, assistant at-
lion of South Africa in a statement issued by its executive to the do colleges,' but to become a pow-
1 t orney-gene ral of blichigan, speak-
council reitertited its oppm, ition to the movement to carry erful spiritual and intellectual
ing for Governor Fred W. Green,
on Jewish colonization work in Soviet Russia, re - echoing f'rl■ee llvering hi, annual report,
said
the controversy in American Jewish life in 1925. In June 28 issue of James W erman Wise executive
"Governor Green wants you to
at
the Zionist Record, English weekly publishedh ere, org an of the Fed- secretory, assert
know that he Is deeply sympathetic
cration, a lengthy statement dealing with the subject was made public. e(I that one of the air with the Zionist movement and
The move was the result of the stir created in SouthAfrican Jewish outstanding
of year
the
with its aims and ideals, that he
organization achievements
during the past
has watched the progress of the
tiaeommunities, re-echoing in lairs- has been formation, at the instiga-
tine and other countries, by the lion of Avukah, of an emergency
movement through its years of
visit here
of Reuben
vet- committee in protest against the
trials and has, in common with
Hebrew
writer Brainin,
and Zionist,
eran H
the rest of the state and the world,
anti-Jewish excesses now current
t t o ow;
f ji ,g.y.e i at,
been thrilled with the seal and
ntieril in European university centers.
the
c c 7on
P lifatil
fortitude displa d by its leaders.
ye in terest
in Russia, The campaign is
The great strides w ich have been
h being This committee which appointed
carried
on
under
the
name
Reuben
Wise
as
its
secretary,
was
cone-
made toward the establishment of
Brainin Campaign and he has met posed of leading representative s of
-- ---
a publicly recognized and legally
ce
on
the
part
of
Christian
as
well
as
Jewish
organ-
Local Zionists Are Active i n with indifferen
stecure home for the Jew in Pales-
iza Ttilt,.ens.
the Zionist Federation and opposi-1
tine are a remarkable tribute to
executive see retary recom-
Work of Annual Con -
lion resulting in charges on the mended that the convention go on
the indefatigable efforts of those
vention Here.
part of individual Zionists. The
lenders.
--
statement ot the hederation reads of
record
as favoring student
the formation
an international
Zionist
"Michigan has never before been
Detroit delegates to the Zionist in part:
federation, to he organized under
RABBI LEON FRAM
I host to a Zionist conclave and con-
m ayeetion held here thin week
"The years following the Bab- the direction of the World Zionist
sided; it a signal honor to have
were active on many committees.fou r Declaration witnessed s re - o rganization.
His recomnienda- sYstem, and the operation in ac- been awarded this convention, an
Israel %act% ho
w w
as chairman m arkable intensification of the lion was adonis, ' without opposi- teal life of the Communistic prin- honor that is deeply appreciated."
of the convention arrangements Sentilllellt for the upbuilding of lion.
ciples upon which the present re-
Judge Brennan's Address.
e081111itt•e, acting on behalf of the Palestine as the Jewish national
gime in Russia is supposed to be. .fudge
fudge Voncent M. Brennan,
Defeist Palestine Project.
Zionist District of Detroit, was ap- home. The Jewish masses, and
based.
speaking
for Mayor John C. Ledge
The single rift in the harmony
on the committee of corn- more especially the Jewish youth,
P'
Rabbi Frain intends to study and the City of Detroit, said he
mittees, and was also elected see- throughout the world, including „f the convention came Friday. Russia as he studied Mexico, an a considered it a privilege to be
the "Palestine
h •
retary /If the constitution commit- Russia, concentrated their thoughts afte.nn tm,Tal 1.7,,,:
innainintat i on o f t he neutral observer without prejudice delegated to greet the convention.
tee.
111111 eat rgies upon this 11411 and the l.". °.
"The Zionist Organization is a
rhijc(acgt; chapter, was mink the in favor of or against anything
Philip Sle nniaitz was appointed highest hopes were aroused in the t auleject of a spirited fight. The going een in the reentry. Ile states tremendously powerful and worthy
hearts of world Jewry, including '
(ai the nom inations committee.
he will seek to understand Russian movement which unites the Jews
calls for the raising of
Aa
Aaron
Rutland , Minn .1. Stein- Russian Jewry, that the Jewish project
1,000 annually for four years culture and to record the aims and of the world and directs their ener-
berg and A. J. Koffman were ap- national aspiration in Palestine a20
by the national Avukah organiza- ideals of the Russians as well as glees in the rebuilding of a Jewish
point,' Oli the committee on the would reach complete realization. lion to subsidize the establishment the facts by which they are faced homeland am the center of Jewish
Jewish National Fund.
of a permanent model agricultural and the conditions prevailing in culture and progress," he stated.
Russia Hates Jewish Spirit.
"It is Only just and proper that
AI raham Cooper, I). W. Simons, "The result was that the Ruse. colony in Palestine. This 1111111e1
a special nt study
the He
status
Harry Cchen, 51. 11. Zaekheim and sian Soviet authorities saw in the colony would be composed of make
the country
this of
time
will Palestine should be restored to the
Russia,
of
its
of
religion
in
So
in
education
position of greatness and power it
Mr, Sleinevitz, served on the (ono- Zionist effort danger to their own graduates of the Palestinian sec-
and
pee
new experiments
once enjo yed."
fact o
mitt(•.• on the United Palestine Ap- anti-nationalist ideals and in order ondary schools and would attempt the
th
effect
of
the
resolution
upon
Brennan lauded The De-
Peal.
to counteract the Jewish national- to reach a solution of the economic
trait Jewish Chronicle for the
troit
M. H. Zat•kheini and J. II. Fehr- istic tendency, especially among and social conditions which have family life and "'I'll morals.
noose- Will Visit Colonies. milliner in which it handles Jewish
lick served on the finance and bud- the youth, that movement for the caused dissatisfaction with
As in the case of :Mexico, Rabbi news, and particularly the advance
get e1/111111it tee.
settlement of Jews on the land in quent emigration of a large part
From has arranged beforehand to news of this canvention.
Rabbi A. M. Hershman served Russia was initiated. That this of the Palestinian youth.
The lion. John Cameron, Brit-
With Ithoade, the national presi- meet the leading personalities of
on the Congress committee.
was the underlying motive there
in
Mr. Ehrlich. Miss II. Gittleman Call not he better evidence that d e nt, sod many o thers aligned the country as well as to mingle ish consul in Detroit, speaking
the name of the British govern-
and Mrs. Ii„ W. Weinstein, NOV on the following statement made in against the plan because of the in with its 1,11/1111on folk.
Italibi Franc will also visit the ment, greeted the convention and
the' getteattl resolutionn committee. July, 1926, by Kalinin, president ca p a bility o f Avukah to raise the
tlo-eleh Haggai and Mrs. Feld- of the Russian Soviets, in the necessary a mount, the project was new Jewish farm colonies in the expressed the hope that Zionists
He '
old /11 the Crimea. lie i, will always be successful.
stein were 011 the propaganda, pub- course of an article published in voted down.
The climax of the conference
especially interested in this part of hoped, he said, to visit Palestine
li ' Up and publications
committee.
Daraine
the official organ, lzvestya:
'There
bliss lb se Lipsitz and Mrs. is at rest nt a tendency among was readied at the banquet Fri. his travela because the return of and himself witness the progress
slave's and
of d Brit-
We day evening. The American Zion- the Jew to the soil represents a
Ralph Davidson served eat commit- Jew' to settle in the
Palestine
not desire that the Jewish ist organization was severely crib. new epoch in Jewish history and mad Rabbi Hershmen's Address.
tee on affiliated organizations.
Rabbi A. M. Hershman greeted
cized by Samuel Blumenfield, because this nt w epoch was
Al the first session of the ton- masse; become
vention, Mr. Slornovitz was elected ish and Jewish capital, For reason p resident o f the New yak chap- brought about largely through the the convention with the declare-
lion
that the Jew has tried to ex-
English sea cutesy of the ceenven- upon representations and the re-
(Turn to Last Page.1
plain his Judaism to the world and
quest of Jewish Communists, we (Turn to Page Opposite Editorial)
lien.
it has proven a hopeless task. From
Mr. Zilber and Rabbi Hershman are trying to settle them in our
Palestine, however, he declared we
were elected members of the na- Own country.'
"That Soviet Russia hates and
tional executive committee.
(Turn to l'age Opposite Editorial)
wars upon the Jewish national
spirit is indeed fully known and
if any further testimony is need-
ed, it is afforded by the throttling
in Russia of Hebrew and Hebrew
of Zion- JUlitla Weinberger Left 'Modest Fortune, but Exaggerated
c ulture, and
persecution and im-
at work;the suppression
Reports of Large Sums Overseas are Spread by
prisonment, torture 811 banish-
Schemers and Lead to InFanity and Suicides.
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ment of Zionists. These are fact•
Adopted by Convention of well known to every Jew. They
rted
SYDNEY,
Australia.— (J. T. the Public Trustee to the country Annual Convention Here
are going on and are reported
Zionist Organization
They cled
forth A.)—The fable of a huge fortune to
of the intt•stat (•'s origin, but no
al
Hears Reports of
every day.
of America.
qualifi ed heirs have yet pro-
unanimous
Accomplishments.
" ' left by the late Julius duced the necessary documentary
--
protest at the last Zionist con- aaid to 1
The resolution
by con-
the ress
It is these advertise-
zation of adopted
America,
in 1927. The position in this Weinle•rger of Galveston, Texas, evidence.
K
Fifty
units of Junior Hadassah
convention
in persecution
Detroit of the of Zion-
vehement
and
damning the
Jews weighty
regard has
not improved
since has been trated to its source here. meats which, greatly
ig Organization
Jewish culture in Soviet Rus- then. Indeed, according to over- Recently reports appeared in the in repreeductben in the Austrian, in 22 states were represented by
125 delegates at the seventh an-
'is, was read to the convention by whelming evidence, it has become Prague,
Czechoslovakia,
Vies- Galician and Bohemian press, give nual
convention at Hotel Stotler
press
to the effect that and
a fortune
press
and
of $30,01111,000 had been left in Tex- is re to the fabled fetishists fortune.
The convention opened
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Rabbi Francis Cohen, (.'hief Min-
as by the late Weinberger. The inter of the Great Synagogue here, Tuesday morning with greetings
the chairman of the special resolu
by
national
and local leaden and
press reports stated further that sorted that he frequently receives
tions committee, Rabbi Barnett
Gabriel ['rich, 91, an inmate. of the letters from would-be claimants in with the presentation of the an-
Briekner of Cleveland, as follows:
,000
$300
GEST
LOST
nual
report
by Flora Snyder of
Jewish Old Age Home at Trent- Eastern Europe, some including
"The thirty-second -annual con-
ventinn of American Zionists, as
IN PASSION PLAY chin, Czechoslovakia, notified that
offers of a lavish commission if he Pittsburgh, national president
,
Greetings were heard from Mrs.
sembled at Detroit, Michigan, con-
he w as sole heir to this huge ior- will secure the inheritance for
Robert Szold, acting president of
demns the terror and inquisition
NEW YORK.—(J. T. A.) —The tune, rejected it, declaring he was them.
Senior Hadassah; Emanuel Neu-
too old Pe en ioy it. Ile asked that `" em.
instituted
in
Soviet
Russia
against
language and Hebrew culture by scenery and decorations construct-
man, pr esident of the Jewish Na-
Zionism, Judaism, the Hebrew ed by Morris Gest for his produc- a search be made for his two sons,
A. seed+ mile by the repreSen- Donal Fund; Dr. Joseph Silverman
.•.
the Communist party) with the lion of the Passion Play were from whom he last heard in Vien-
h. of New York, who said he looked
the Yevseksia (Jewish section of
n c
na
Agency in Galveston, revealed no upon Junior Iladasrah as a post-
The fable had it s origin in one trace of a huge fortune, but some
the New York Hippodrome nn a
graduate course in Zionism; Mrs-
sanction of the Soviet government. plaed on the sidewalk in front of
"L'nder the unwarranted pre- diapossess order issued by Judge of the routine advertisements of ,del-timers remembered a man by Joseph H. Ehrlich for Detroit Ha-
text that Zionism is a counter-rove- Wilson at the request of the Hip- the Public Trustee in this gate, the name of Julius Weinberger
meat and 'a blind podrome management. Mr. Gest, seeking the heirs of • local inter- who had lived there but moved dansah
and Miss
Bessie unit
Brenner
for Junior
liadassah
in De-
lutionary
s
for British ion
imperialism,'
and with it appears, owes the Hippodrome tate. Years as, one Julius Weiss- away many years ago.
tro.
it
management 810,000 rent for the berger died here in Sydney, leav-
Has Timm Projects.
s darkest
ruthlessness
unparalleled
in
the
•
days of pogroms and in- period of the Passion Play produc- ing a modest fortune. Since he had
Lead to Suicides.
Slims Snyder's president's report
quisitions, the Russian government lion in addition to 140.000 indebt- come from some place in then Aus-
CLAUSENBURG, Transylvania, pointed out that Junior iladassah
Irian territory where Jews often
of
Roumania.—(J.
T.
A.)—The
chase
!has
three major projects, Meier
has, as a matter of deliberate and edness tor past productions.
It was stated that Mr. Gest lost neglected the local registration
after the pot Of gold at the foot of Shfcya, the Norse. Training
expreased policy, persecuted and
suppressed the Zionist movement, S300,000 ' brin ing to New York hirtha, his nephews, also then resi-
hounded Zionists' and exiled them the Passion Flay whichevoked the dent in Sydney, were unable to es- the
rainbow,
brought about
by the
School, and the Jewish National
spread
of exaggerated
reports
of Fund.
, h leaders and tablish kinship by the neces
Protests
. . of Jewish
Slims Judith Benjamin reported
fabulous fortunes overseas left by
to unspeakable Siberian dungeons. pro
The teaching of our sacred tongue, which he withdrew two weeks be- formal documents.
rich uncles or counins to their neph- that Junior Hada...ash this year
False
Advertisements.
;17,000 for Use
e
end
of
its
scheduled
run,
re
The customary advertisement for rich and cousins in Europe, is one appropriated
the Hebrew language, is forbidden; fore
to take it on a tour throughout
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to
Page Two).
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to
Last
Page.)
y
relatives
was
accordingly
sent
b
. the country.
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June 27, 029.
FRAM WILL TRAVEL
IN SOVIET RUSSIA
South Africans Reiterate Opposition
To Soviet Russian Colonization
or
DETROITERS SIT
ON 9 COMMITTEES
PROTEST AGAINST
RUSS PERSECUTION
Fable of American Jew's Fortune of
$30,000,000 Is TraCed to Australia
JUNIOR HADASSAH'S
EFFORTS INCREASE